Bruce Jenner
has lawyered up in the wake of Saturday's fatal car crash, in an
investigation that will make its way to the L.A. County District
Attorney's Office ... TMZ has learned.
Bruce was leaving the West Hollywood law offices of Blair Berk, a top criminal defense lawyer who has repped an untold number of celebs.
We've learned once the L.A. County Sheriff's Dept. finishes its
investigation, they will send the case to the L.A. County D.A. for
review. A law enforcement source says it's SOP to refer such a case to
prosecutors when a driver breaks the law and someone dies.
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... they now believe Bruce was not texting and driving.
But cops think Bruce was following too closely which is a traffic
violation, and such a violation that results in the death of another
motorist could theoretically be grounds for misdemeanor vehicular
manslaughter.
We found a Northern California case in which a driver who was
following too closely was prosecuted for vehicular manslaughter, so it
is possible. An official from a L.A. prosecutor's office tells TMZ ...
it's "very rare" to charge a driver with vehicular manslaughter when the
traffic offense is following too closely.